Cotton-gin fire-extinguisher



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T. N. RENFROE.

IT ON GIN FIRE EXTINGUISHER.

00 No. 304,130. Patented Aug. 26, 1884.

ATTORNEYS.

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THOMAS NATHANIEL RENFROE, OF GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA.

COTTON-GIN FIRE-EXTINGUISHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 304,130, dated August26, 1884:.

Application filed February 2!), 1884.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Tnoims N. Rnnrnon, of Gainesville, Hall county,Georgia, have iu vented a new and Improved Cotton-Gin Fire-Extinguisher, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved device forrapidly eXtin guishing fires in the lint-rooms of gin-houses.

The invention consists in the combination, with a cotton-gi u, of awater-distributin g device held behind and between the brush and thesaw, and connected with the water-tank, whereby if the cock in the pipeis opened the water will pass into the pipe and upon the revolvin gbrush and saw, which throw it about in the lint-room and on the gin andflush them, thus extinguishing the iire. The perforated pipe is providedwith a shield for covering the apertures when the pipe is notin-use, toprevent their being stull'ed by the lint.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, :lorniing part ofthis specification, in which Figure 1 shows alongitudinal elevation ofmy improved cotton-gin fire-extin guisher, parts being broken out andothers shown in section. Fig. 2- is a vertical crossscction of the ginand pipe for discharging water.

A water-tanl A, having its lower end located higher than the top of thegin B, is provided at its lower end with a pipe, 0, extending to the ginB, in which gin a pipe, D, is located, behind and parallel with thegin-brush E and the saws F. The pipe D, which can be made of brass,iron, copper, tin, leather, rubher, 830., is closed at its outer end, H,and is provided in its bottom with numerous perforations. The pipe 0 isprovided with a valve, G. The tank A can be made of any desired shape,and can be located in any suitable part of the gin-house, or outside ofthe same, if preferred.

If a fire breaks out in the lint-roon1 or in the gin, the breast of thegin is raised to prevent any more lint from passing into the room, andthe valve G is opened to permit the water to pass to the perforated pipeD, through the (N0 model.)

apertures of which it issues in fine jets on the brush As the brushrotates ver 7 rapidly, it throws the water about in the lint-room andfloods the room and the gin very quickly, thereby extinguishing thefire.

For the purpose of preventing the apertures in the pipe D from beingclogged and stuffed by lint, a segmental shield, M, is held on the pipeby means of aseries of rings or wires, N, and the said shield isprovided with a handle, O, for turning it. Ordinarily the shield Mcovers the apertures in the tube D in the manner shown and described;but when a fire breaks out the handle 0 is swung upward, so as to movethe shield from over the apertures, and permits the water to issue fromthe apertures in the pipe D.

Having thus described my invention, claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent- 1. The combination, with the brushes of a cotton-gin, ofa perforated water-distributing pipe placed adjacent to them, and amovable shield for covering the apertures in said pipe, as shown anddescribed, for the purpose specified.

2. The co1nbination,with cotton-gin brushes, of a perforatedwater-distributing pipe placed adjacent to them, and amovable shield forcovering the apertures in said pipe, means for securing it thereto, anda handle for adjusting it, as shown and described, for the purposespecified.

3. The combination, with cotton-gin brushes,

of a waterdistributing pipe secured and parallel adjacent to and partlyunderneath them, as shown and described, for the purpose specified.

4. The combination, with the cotton-gin brushes and saws, of theperforated waterdistributing pipe D, arranged adjacent and parallel tothem, the supply-pipe 0, having valve G, and the water-tank A, all asshown and described.

THOMAS Nll'llllllhlllh RENFROE.

Vitnesses GARLAND H. PRIOR, J OHN L. GAINES.

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